The MajorBBS Emulation Project Wiki - mbbsemu:configuration

appsettings.json Config File

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:56:47 +0000

appsettings.json Config File MBBSEmu uses a standard JSON format Application Settings file for all configuration values. By default, MBBSEmu will look in its current directory for this file. You can specify a custom appsettings.json file using the -S

Command Line Arguments

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:41:26 +0000

Command Line Arguments Below are the available command line options supported by the latest Release of MBBSEmu: -? : Help Screen -C : modules.json file used to load multiple modules at runtime (More Info: appsettings.json) Note: Specifying -C will result in

modules.json Config File

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:51:00 +0000

modules.json Config File While MBBSEmu allows you to run a single Module from the command line, using a modules.json file allows you to specify any number of modules to be loaded when you run MBBSEmu. You can specify a modules.json file using the -C

MBBSEmu SoftPatch

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:55:23 +0000

MBBSEmu SoftPatch MBBSEmu presents an advanced technique, known as SoftPatch, which revolutionizes the process of modifying Major BBS/Worldgroup Modules. This method stands out as it allows users to implement byte-level adjustments to their preferred games without the traditional, more complex approach of directly altering the underlying Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files using hex editors or disassemblers.

systemd Service

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:06:23 +0000

systemd Service The below service forks the MBBSEmu process into a screen session and is a cheap way to daemonize Save to: /etc/systemd/system/mbbs.service [Unit] Description=MBBSEmu After=syslog.target network.target [Service] Type=forking ExecStart=/usr/bin/screen -d -m -S mbbs ./MBBSEmu -CLI -C games.json User= Group= WorkingDirectory=/doors/mbbsemu [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target

Text Variables

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 23:41:25 +0000

Text Variables MBBSEmu / MajorBBS have several text variables that you can embed into menus or text blocks. A text variable is a field that your systems fills automatically every time it is output to a user -- for example, if you use the text variable